Football Preview: Menomonie Mustangs vs. Hudson Raiders
The Menomonie Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Hudson Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Menomonie will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 25-point they dealt Marshfield on Thursday. Menomonie blew past Marshfield 35-10. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Tigers are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hudson earned a 35-22 win over Wausau West on Friday.
Menomonie's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Hudson, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Menomonie might still be hurting after the 46-22 defeat they got from Hudson when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Menomonie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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